Calgary International Airport

[UrbanWarrior]

That’s down to pre-crash YEG levels. Yikes.

 

[darwink]

My prediction for YYC is worse. We're at 97 departures a day so double that for arrivals plus departures at the top. So 6014 flights in the month if that could be taken as the average looking forward to May. 400,000 would be an average of 66.5 people per flight - still seems high given the high portion of Q400s out of that total! So between 200-400k is my May prediction.

 

[people.talking]

WOW I haven't seen that graph before, I guess the silver lining is that we are currently the busiest airport in Canada!

 

[Nimbus]

The April numbers came out, and well they sure ain't pretty.

A 95.2% decrease versus April 2019. 67,700 passengers compared 1,414,975.

 

[JonnyCanuck]

Kelly Cryderman of the Globe & Mail spent a day at Calgary airport recently. At it's low during the emergency lockdown, traffic was down to 300 passengers per day. Recently it has been up to 1000 per day. Average per day ... pre-COVID ... 25,000 per day! Now and going forward, air travel will not be a pleasant experience with all of the new procedures and restrictions. For example, during temperature checks, if you test high, they can prevent you from taking your flight. Unless, insurance companies are going to include that in flight cancellation causes (if they do, probably at a huge premium), then you are out of pocket. A lot of people are going to think twice about flying, particularly out of the country.
In her discussions with airport and airline officials, they are projecting it will take 2-3 years for the industry to recover to normal levels.

 

[Nimbus]

Haven't updated passenger stats in a while, here are the June numbers:

-91.1% Overall

-87.7% Domestic
-98.7% Transborder
-100% International

June passengers of 140,742 versus 1,576,650 in June 2019.

 

[Sky of Blue]

Tentatively looked at flying up to Fort McMurray and back instead of driving myself this time...still charging over $400...that’s a nope.

 

[Nimbus]

July passenger numbers:

-83.8% Overall

-78.3% Domestic
-97.5% Transborder
-98.8% International

YYC > Media > Facts & Figures > Passenger Statistics

 

[Sky of Blue]

My cost above was one way. Both Westjet and Air Canada still want $700-$1000+ for round trip Calgary to Fort McMurray. Ridiculous. So I will keep driving. Zero sympathy.

 

[outoftheice]

A couple of the aviation unions have set up a website advocating for testing on arrival to replace quarantines. There's a form that allows people to quickly and easily submit a letter to their MPs. For those who'd like to see YYC boost its international traffic figures again, take a few minutes and send a letter!

http://www.betterborders.ca